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In the statement, PC Butler said: "She was visibly upset and crying. I sat down on the sofa and asked her what happened.

"She replied, 'I had gone on a night out with my friends and then we got in a taxi to go home, but we shared it with a man who was OK at first but then got aggressive and pinned me up against a wall in a car park by my wrists'."

When asked by PC Butler which car park she was referring to, the alleged victim said: "The one in town, by Asda."

PC Butler then went on to say in his statement that the alleged victim then seemed to blame herself.

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“Your behaviour that evening was appalling”

Chelmsford Crown Court

After hearing from both prosecution and defence Judge Lynch then addressed Artez before passing his sentence.

“You come from a strong supportive family and on the night you are concerned with you were acting out of character. You were also 24 at the time,” she said with Artez standing in the dock dressed in a black Superdry polo shirt.

“But having said all that you must understand that your behaviour that evening was appalling.

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“You went and left her on two occasions but then came back when you knew that she was clearly very drunk.

“She accepted [that she was drunk] and everyone who dealt with her indicated it.

“I want to make it clear that doesn’t make your offence any less serious.

“The fact that young women drink alcohol in clubs, the fact that they may have been leaving alone and the fact they may make their way home in a condition of drunkenness does not make them a target of fault in any way.